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Mathilde

/mah-TEELD/Lingala · a girl’s name

“Mighty in battle”

How to say it
mah-TEELD
Given to
Girls
Used in
DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MathildeMatilda

Nicknames & short forms

Matie

From the same family

01Mathieu“Gift of Yahweh/God (from Hebrew Mattityahu).”Lingalamale→︎02Mathurin“Related to Latin maturus, “mature” or “ripe.””Lingalamale→︎